🎥 Lights, camera, cross-border action!
This week, the SCO Film and Television Week rolls out the red carpet in Qingdao, bringing A-list stars and pop-up festival vibes to Asia’s entertainment scene. Behind the glitz, the Chinese mainland’s Oriental Film Metropolis is quietly becoming the ultimate backlot for what insiders call the “Cultural Silk Road.”
Think of a modern film hub – Hollywood-style studios fused with dynamic LED stages, digital post-production labs, and entire ancient towns built from scratch. That’s Oriental Film Metropolis in a nutshell: a sprawling 27 km² campus where directors, producers and VFX wizards from SCO member states team up on big-screen and streaming hits.
From a new Nepalese drama filmed alongside Bollywood-style dance sequences, to Central Asian tales shot with Korean-grade cinematography, these SCO partnerships are rewriting the global entertainment script. It’s like a digital highway for creativity, where local flavors—Sri Lankan tea-house scenes or Vietnamese street-food stalls—get blockbuster treatment.
For us viewers, it means more binge-worthy series and films that blend our cultures with next-level tech: VR previews, AI-powered dubbing and interactive fan events streamed straight to your phone. 🌏✨
Whether you’re team sarong, team kebaya or rocking a kurta on your TikTok feed, the SCO’s Cultural Silk Road is delivering stories that feel like home yet take you around the world. Stay tuned for fresh drops and epic collabs! 🚀
Reference(s):
cgtn.com
